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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cancer Educ. 2014 Mar;29(1):136–143. doi: 10.1007/s13187-013-0560-3

Table 2.

Changes in self-reported compliance with screening guidelines between baseline and follow-up (n = 36)

Screening type Baseline Follow-
up
n (%)* n (%)
Colorectal Cancer Screening (age 50+) 12 12
Compliant with recommendations a 9 (75) 9 (75)
% non-compliant at baseline Δ compliant at
final		 0
Breast Cancer Screening (age 40+) 21 21
Compliant with recommendations b 13 (62) 18 (86)
% non-compliant at baseline Δ compliant at
final		 5
Cervical Cancer Screening (age 18+) c 27 26¥
Compliant with recommendations c 24 (89) 20 (58)
% non-compliant at baseline Δ compliant at
final		 1
Compliant with all tests recommended for aged 36 36
Compliant with recommendations 24 (67) 27 (75)
% non-compliant at baseline Δ compliant at
final		 3
*

Columns may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

a

Compliant with colorectal cancer screening: Annual FOBT or sigmoidoscopy within 5 years or colonoscopy within 10 years.

b

Compliant with mammography (women 40–49): Mammogram within prior 2 years; (women 50+): Mammogram within prior year.

Compliant with breast cancer screening: Mammography-compliant for age.

c

Compliant with cervical screening (women 18+): Pap smear within prior 3 years.

d
Compliant with all screening tests for age:
  • 18–39 – Pap smear within prior 3 years.
  • 40–49 - Pap smear within prior 3 years and mammogram within prior 2 years.
  • 50+ - Pap smear within prior 3 years, colorectal cancer screening compliant, mammogram within prior year.
¥

For cervical cancer screening, 9 cases in the baseline data and 10 in the follow-up data are missing due to reported hysterectomy or discrepant answers. For those cases, not having the cervical cancer screening was not considered non-compliance in calculating compliance with all screening tests.